McKean County Miner
May 11, 1894    page 3     column 3

As E. T. Daly and Fred Woolhiser were crossing the railroad track at Larrabee an Tuesday night they had a very exciting and interesting time for a few minutes.  Mr. Daly had been to Wellsville for a team of horses.  When they got to the Larrabee R. R. crossing the horses they were leading got frightened and jumping around to the right side of the buggy the near horse got his foot fast in the spokes of the wheel and by crowding ahead overturned the buggy and threw Mr. Daly out at the heels of the team he was driving and the buggy falling bottom side up on top of him.  Mr. Woolhiser finally succeeded in stopping the horses with the assistance of Mr. Daly.  Just as they got the horses stopped, along came a freight train and the circus commenced and after the train passed they went at it and repaired damages and drove home, both badly bruised, but no bones broken.  Taken all in all it was a very lucky escape.  We congratulate the gentlemen on their fortunate deliverance.
 
 

McKean County Miner January 4, 1895 Page 3, Column 2 J. D. Beaver Burns Face J. D. Beaver, agent at Larrabee, while stirring the fire in the R. R. station explosion, burned his face quite severely, but hopes are entertained that no serious results will follow.  It was a very fortunate escape.

 

McKean County Miner December 23, 1898 Page 3, Column 5 Strange Man Resembling Santa Comes Through Town One of the strangest freaks of the season passed through here on Monday morning last.  On near inspection it proved to be an old man with long white hair and beard and with feet incased in grain bags.  Around his body was wrapped an old overcoat of many colors, owing to the many and vari-colored patches that held it together.  On his back was a huge pack of old shoes and an old coat.  In the distance he vastly resembled old Santa Claus himself and all the small children in the town were very much in doubt concerning the possibility of its being him.  Every horse that got a good look at him immediately started for the hills or in any other direction rather than to meet or pass him, while the old gent trudged unconcernedly onward, the observed of al observers, and greeting everyone he changed to meet with a cheery "Good morning; a very fine morning, indeed."